3 Types of Rocks
Minerals
Properties
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

Which rocks are formed from heat and pressure?

Metamorphic

100

These are the building blocks of rocks.

Minerals

100
Johnny sorted his rocks into a group of gray rocks, black rocks and white rocks. Which property did he look at?
Color
100
Scientists use _____________ to classify rocks.
Properties
100
What is not a benefit of mining?

pollution

200

Which type of rock is likely formed after a volcanic eruption?

Igneous

200

Which is mineral is the softest?

Talc

200

What type of rock is marble?

Metamorphic 

200

What is the study of earth's history based on fossils?

Paleontology

200

What is the softest rock?

limestone?

300
Which rocks form in layers?
Sedimentary
300

Which mineral is the hardest?

Diamond

300

The way a rock reflects light is called ___________.

Luster

300
This rock's name means "from fire".
Igneous
300

What is created by nature and are found in rocks?

Minerals

400
Which rock is formed when magma or lava cools and hardens?
Igneous
400
Tell one property used to classify minerals.
Color, streak, texture, hardness, luster
400
Scratching a rock with your fingernail can show the rock's ___________.
Hardness
400
The color of a mineral as a powder is called its ________?
Streak
400

What are studied by Paleontologists to learn about Earth's history?

Fossils

500
Which rock is formed from fossils or plant and animal remains?
Sedimentary
500
True/False: Minerals are not found in rocks.
False!
500
List the five properties of rocks that we have learned in class.
Color, texture, luster, hardness, streak
500
This is the scale we use to determine the hardness of a rock.
Moh's Hardness Scale
500

What type of rock is made with sand, mud and pebbles compressed in layers?

Sedimentary

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